30 for 30 Shorts
Unprecedented documentary series featuring sports films from today's finest directors.
30 for 30 Shorts
Unprecedented documentary series featuring sports films from today's finest directors.
30 for 30 Shorts
Unprecedented documentary series featuring sports films from today's finest directors.
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Episode 1: Here Now
Everyday Pete Rose is surrounded by baseball memorabilia. But instead of a dugout, he's seated on a...
Episode 2: Arnold's Blueprint
A look at how a young Arnold Schwarzenegger's compulsory service in the Austrian Army played a criti...
Episode 3: Jake
The career of Alfred Slote, an author of sports-oriented children's books (Jake being his personal f...
Episode 4: The Arnold Palmer
An exploration into the history, mystery and industry surrounding "The Arnold Palmer", the lemonade-...
Episode 5: Ali The Mission
The efforts of Muhammad Ali to negotiate with Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein for the release of U.S. ci...
Episode 6: Disdain the Mundane
The style evolution of New York Knicks player and broadcaster Walt Frazier, from his cool-as-ice loo...
Episode 7: Holy Grail: The T206 Honus Wagner
The story of the rare and valuable T206 Honus Wagner baseball card—over a century old and valued in...
Episode 8: Silver Reunion
The members of the 1972 USA men's Olympic basketball team gather to deliberate 12 Angry Men-style on...
Episode 9: The Irrelevant Giant
Bill Parcells recalls his rookie year as a head coach with the New York Giants in 1983 and the impac...
Episode 10: Cutthroat
The struggles of Clint Malarchuk, the "Cowboy Goalie", from a childhood spent riding horses and suff...
Episode 11: Tommy and Frank
An intimate, funny and compelling take on the unique relationship and shared legacy of Tommy John, t...
Episode 12: Wilt Chamberlain: Borscht Belt Bellhop
Rarely seen archival footage and interviews with people who lived and worked with Wilt Chamberlain g...
Episode 13: Arthur & Johnnie
Johnnie Ashe tells of a personal sacrifice: After finishing a tour of service in the Vietnam War, Jo...
Episode 14: Collision Course: The Murder of Don Aronow
The intriguing life and tragic death of businessman Donald Aronow, a prominent name in the world of...
Episode 15: The Schedule Makers
Using only a computer, a pencil and paper, and cooperation, the husband-and-wife duo of Henry and Ho...
Episode 16: The Great Imposter
Beginning with stealing a player's warm-up outfit and posing as a player at the 1979 NBA All-Star Ga...
Episode 17: Judging Jewell
Security guard Richard Jewell received praise in the aftermath of a bombing during the 1996 Summer O...
Episode 18: The Deal
The battle between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees to trade for Alex Rodriguez during th...
Episode 19: Untucked
Player Bo Ellis designs a rebellious, nonconformist jersey that would exemplify the Al McGuire-era M...
Episode 20: From Harlem With Love
How the Harlem Globetrotters became unlikely ambassadors during the Cold War when they played a seri...
Episode 21: Posterized
A profile of Shawn Bradley, a 7-foot-6 center who spent the majority of his NBA career on the wrong...
Episode 22: MECCA: The Floor That Made Milwaukee Famous
The story behind the iconic, multicolored basketball court Robert Indiana designed for the MECCA Are...
Episode 23: The High Five
When L.A. Dodger Dusty Baker hit his 30th home run of the 1977 season, the first man to greet him at...
Episode 24: Kid Danny
A team from The Bronx makes it to the 2001 Little League World Series, only to be disqualified when...
Episode 25: Fields of Fear
A profile of the mental side of sports focuses on Mackey Sasser, a talented catcher who suddenly cou...
Episode 26: The Great Trade Robbery
Former Dallas Cowboys head coach Jimmy Johnson recalls the team's October 1989 trade of Herschel Wal...
Episode 27: Our Tough Guy
A look inside the mindset of legendary Boston Bruins enforcer John Wensink, who endeared himself to...
Episode 28: Robbed
A look at the 1976 Muhammad Ali/Ken Norton fight at Yankee Stadium. The fight's controversial decisi...
Episode 29: Student/Athlete
Growing up in Hawaii, Reggie Ho always thought he would follow his father's footsteps into medicine,...
Episode 30: The Sweat Solution
Dr. Robert Cade, a renowned kidney specialist at the University of Florida, leads a research team th...
Episode 31: An Immortal Man
A look at the issue of the cryogenic preservation of Ted Williams' body.
Episode 32: Wrestling the Curse
Kevin Von Erich was part of a legendary wrestling family (he and fellow brothers David, Mike, Chris,...
Episode 33: The Billion Dollar Game
A recollection of how the Princeton Tigers, a heavy underdog, nearly defeated top-seeded Georgetown...
Episode 34: Unhittable: Sidd Finch and the Tibetan Fastball
For Sports Illustrated's April 1, 1985, issue, George Plimpton profiled Sidd Finch, a highly eccentr...
Episode 35: The Anti-Mascot
Aiming to satirize the loveable team mascot craze of the late 1970s and early 1980s, the 1984 San Fr...
Episode 36: Ted Turner's Greatest Race
Already a proven broadcasting and sports executive, as well as an America's Cup-winning yachtsman, T...
Episode 37: Spyball
The story of Moe Berg, a 15-year veteran of Major League Baseball who went on to become a World War...
Episode 38: Brave in the Attempt
How seeing the treatment of her intellectually disabled sister propelled Eunice Kennedy Shriver to c...
Episode 39: Delaney
A profile of Kansas City Chiefs star Joe Delaney, whose reputation for helping others lasted until h...
Episode 40: First Pitch
A look at President George W. Bush's ceremonial first pitch at New York's Yankee Stadium prior to Ga...
Episode 41: The Pittsburgh Drug Trials
Though the 1979 Pirates thrilled Pittsburgh with a World Series win, many of their stars succumbed t...
Episode 42: #BringBackSungWoo
A mid-season visit to Kansas City by South Korean native and avid Royals fan Lee Sung-woo is followe...
Episode 43: Every Day
The story of Joy Johnson, who took up running at age 59 after raising four children and went on to r...
Episode 44: Chattanooga Strong
The story behind the Chattanooga Heroes Fund, started by University of Tennessee alum Peyton Manning...
Episode 45: Tose: The Movie
A look at the life and legacy of late Philadelphia Eagles owner Leonard Tose.
Episode 46: Thicker the Water
How diver Greg Louganis dealt with two different pressures surrounding him at the 1988 Olympics—his...
Episode 47: Friedman's Shoes
The story of Friedman's, an Atlanta shoe store that specialized in really big (think size 22), reall...
Episode 48: Slick, Nancy, and the Telethon
The story of how the Indiana Pacers avoided financial ruin by holding a telethon in the summer of 19...
Episode 49: The Bad Boy of Bowling
A look at the life of Pete Weber, the self-declared "bad boy of bowling" and the sport's first rock...
Episode 50: I Am Yup'ik
A 16-year-old Yup'ik Eskimo leaves his tiny village and travels across the frozen tundra to compete...
Episode 51: No Kin to Me
The last consolation game in the NCAA Tournament, held in 1981 between LSU and Virginia, was oversha...
Episode 52: Tiger Hood
When Patrick Q. F. Barr found a discarded golf club in the trash, he decided to save it and play str...
Episode 53: When The King Held Court
How Elvis Presley became a racquetball enthusiast in the final years of his life, going so far as to...
Episode 54: Gonzo @ The Derby
The lasting legacy of the 1970 Kentucky Derby has nothing to do with the winner, Dust Commander. Its...
Episode 55: A.C. Green: Iron Virgin
While A. C. Green is well-known for his basketball talents (winning 3 NBA titles with the "Showtime"...
Episode 56: The Shining Star of Losers Everywhere
How Japanese thoroughbred Haru Urara, who never won a race in her career, became a symbol of hope to...
Episode 57: We Are
A look back at the aftermath of the Penn State child sex abuse scandal, focusing specifically on the...
Episode 58: Eternal Princess
It's a long way from Bucharest, Romania to Norman, Oklahoma, and it's been a long time since the 197...
Episode 59: The Guerrilla Fighter
The story of Alexis Argüello, legendary in Nicaragua as both one of the greatest boxers of the 20th...
Episode 60: What the Hell Happened to Jai Alai
How jai alai went from drawing crowds of thousands in Miami in the 1970s and 1980s to being fortunat...
Episode 61: The Throwback
A look back at the college career of Gordie Lockbaum, who became a two-time Heisman Trophy finalist...
Episode 62: The Counterfeiter
The story of Greg Marino, master forger and target of a 1990s FBI investigation known as Operation B...
Episode 63: Strike Team
The U.S. Marshal Service set up sting operation to lure area criminals to the Washington Convention...
Episode 64: 24 Strong
Examining the heroics of high school football player Zaevion Dobson that lead to his death.
Episode 65: The Amazing Adventures of Wally and The Worm
In 1997, Phil Jackson assigned a young assistant trainer Wally Blasé to oversee the rehab of Dennis...
Episode 66: Locked In
As a young girl Victoria Arlen truly had the world ahead of her. But at the age of 11, she began to...
Episode 67: Sonic Break
Somebody would need to be crazy to become the first human to break the sound barrier in a freefall....
Episode 68: Mack Wrestles
Mack Wrestles tells the story of Mack Beggs, a transgender high school wrestler from Euless, Texas,...
Episode 69: Subject to Review
In tennis, measurement - specifically, judging whether a ball is in or out - is particularly crucial...
Episode 70: Revolution in the Ring
The story of Cuban boxer Teofilo Stevenson, who in 1962 chose to stay in his home country rather tha...
Episode 71: Make Him Known
This ESPN 30 for 30 documentary tells their story of Maya Moore, who skipped two seasons in the WNBA...
Episode 72: Deerfoot of the Diamond
The tragic story of Louis Sockalexis, the first Native American to play Major League Baseball and ho...
Episode 73: Black Girls Play: The Story of Hand Games
An illuminating look at the influence that hand games played by Black girls has had on the American...
Episode 74: Motorcycle Mary
“Motorcycle Mary” tells the untold story of legendary motorsports pioneer Mary McGee a.k.a. “Motorcy...
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